Glass-blowing machine.



A. WILZIN GLASS BLOWING MACHINE- AFPLICATION FILED'MMI. 3- SH.

1,292,940. Patented Jan. 28, 1919.

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GLASS BLOWING MACHINE.

APPLICATION men MAR. 3. Ian.

1,292,940. Patentd Jan. 28,1919.

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GLASS-BLOWING MACHINE.

1,292,940. specification of Letters Patent Patented Jan. 28, 1919.-

Application fled Ketch a, 1917. serial 1%. 152,343.

To all whom it may concern: zontal plane than the parison mold, and the Be it known that I, ARTHUR Wmzm, a parison suspended from the neck mold is citizen of the United States of America, and lowered vertically into the blowing or finresident of St. Ouen, Seine, France, have ishing mold.

is invented new and useful Improvements in It is a further object of this invention to 60 Glass-Blowing Machines, of which the folprovide a structure wherein the gathering lowing is a s ecification. device and the arison mold are so arranged This invention relates to machines for the as to be capab e of movement in paths at manufacture of glass bottles, and has to do right angles to each other, and are moved more especially with machines of the kind along their respective paths and brought 06 in which a primary or parison mold is first into conjunction only during the filling of used to measure out the correct quantity of the parison mold, whereby the parison mold molten glass and to roughly shape it into is subjected to the heat emanations from the the form of a bottle, after which the same furnace only at such time.

is transferred to a finishing mold and the In order that the invention may be clearly 70 blowing and molding operation is Boom-i understood, reference will be made to the pleted. In glass machines involving this accompanying drawings, in which: structure it is necessary that the molds move Fi ure 1 is an elevational view of a form relative to each other and difficulty is often of g ass blowing and molding machine in experienced by the molds failing to assume accordance with this invention and, 76 correct relative positions during the trans- Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional elevation fer of the blank or parison from the pariof pants shown in Fig. 1, and showing in son to the finishing mold. Where a sepagreater detail the construction of the neck rate neck mold is used, the'structure beand parison molds.

comes still more complicated, as it is neces- Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the neck 80 sary to provide for very accurate adjustmold and its opening means. ment of the neck mold with respect to the In the drawings, 1 represents a glass furother molds, which adjustment is difficult to nace provided with a gathering well 2 in properly maintain because of the effect of which is contained a supply of molten so the varying heat, and resultant expansion glass 3. 55 and contraction to which the diiferent molds Applicants machine in the form shown, are exposed. comprises among other parts a carriage 4 It is the primary object of this invention which is mounted upon wheels 5 and which to provide a structure wherein the movemay be moved toward-or from the furment of the different molds with respect to nace 1 on suitable tracks or rails. When 90 each other is easily and at the same time acthe machine is in operation, the operator is c'urately controlled. seated on the stool 6 carried by the carriage Another object of this invention is to pro- 4, the various elements of the machine bevide a structure in which the connection of mg likewise mounted on the carriage 4, the

40 the neck mold with the other molds is eas ly controlling handles or levers of the machine 95 and quickly made and in which the o1nt all being arranged in positions convenient between the neck mold and the other molds to the operator on stool 6.

is not affected by the varying expansion and Mounted on the carriage 4 are four standcontraction of the different parts of the ards or uprights 7, these standards being molding machine. arranged at the corners of a rectangle. loo

. It is a further object of this invention to Mounted on the upper ends of standards 7 provide a structure in which the neck mold are two horizontal and parallel rails 8 which is wholly independent of the parison mold, form a track for the wheels 10 of a second and is vertically movable in relation thereto, carriage 9 which carries the neck and parithe construction being such that the neck son molds and is adapted to convey these mold when seated on the parison mold makes molds and other elements of the machine joint therewith solely by its own weight. mounted thereon from a position above the It is a further ob ect of this invention to gathering well of the furnace to a position provide a structure in which the blowing or above the blowing and finishing mold. The

nishing mold is located in a lower horicarriage 9 is moved along track 8 by means of a lever 11, which is indirectly connected with the carriage 9 by a rod 12; and lever 13 mounted on a shaft 14 carried in bear ings on carriage 4. Lever 11 is also mounted on shaft 14 and its lengthis such that the free end comes into a position convenient to the operator on the seat 6. A stop plate 15 is mounted at, or near, the outer ends of the rails 8, and two collars 16 are adjustably mounted 011 the coupling rod 12, the positions of which regulate the travel of carriage 9 in both directions.

'The gathering ladle 3 is connected as shown to one end of lever 18 pivotally mounted on a stationary standard 19, the outer end of the lever 18 carrying a counterweight 20 of such proportion that it tends to raise the gathering ladle out of the gathering well and hold it in such position. The gathering ladle is; however, normally heldimmersed in the molten glass of the gathering well of the furnace. this being efl'ected by means of a rod 21 onnected at one end to the lever 18 at a p nt between its connection with standard 19 and the gathering ladle, having its other end in a posi iion convenient to the operator on the seat 6 and being provided with a notch or etch 22 adapted to engage with the pin 23 extending laterally from one of the rails 8. It should be understood that the ladle, as shown in the drawings, is merely diagrammatic and that any suitable form of gathering device may be used.

Mounted upon or forming an integral portion of the carriage 9 is a guide block 24 in which is slidabl mounted a flanged tube 25, the guide bloc: being positioned so that the tube 25 is situated between the rails 8 withits flange 26 below the member 24. A pin 27 is bolted to the flange 26, to carry the hinges 28 for the two halves of the neck mold 29.

The tube 25 extends below the flange 26 and this downward extension 30 is cut away as shown in Fig. 2, the upper part of the two halves of the neck mold being so shaped that when the neck mold is closed, they embrace and engage this downward extension 30. Each of the two halves of the neck mold 29 is provided with an arm 31 to which the ends of a spring 32 are connected for bolding the two halves of the neck mold in closed position. A diaphragm 132 is fixed in the tube 25, this tube also containing therein a movable tubularpiston 33, which is traversed axially by a rod 34 on the lower end of which is mounted a plunger that is shaped and adapted to act on the glass contained in the neck mold to form the mouth of the bottle. The upper end of the rod 34 is screw threaded and on this screw threaded portion is mounted two adjusting nuts 36, tube 25 being slotted as at 37, to enable access to be obtained to the adjusting nuts 36. By means of these nuts the tension of spring 38 may be varied, this spring encircling the rod 34 and bearing against the diaphragm 132. A hole 39 is pierced 1n the diaphragm 132 in order to place the upper side of the piston 33 in communication with the atmosphere. l

The flange 26 on the tube 25 contains a passageway 40, which serves to place the 1nterior of the tube 25 in communication with a pipe 42 which is mounted on the flange 26 by means of a flanged connection 146. This )ipe 42 which toward its upperend 1s brace a ainst the tube 25 by a collar 25*,is connecte by means of a flexible connecting pipe (not shown) to a two way valve 42 which is controlled by the operator by means of the pedals 71 as hereinafter described. A pipe plug 41 isplaced in. the outer end of the passagewa so that thepassageway may be readi y cleaned when desired.

orming an integral part of the carriage t) and extending transversely across the same, a

is a member 43 which bears a pin 44 which extends downwardly between the rails 8, and serves as a bearing for the hinges 45 of the parison mold 46. A second pin 48 is supported between the rails 8 by member 47 of the carriage 9, this pin 0 ming a support for a handle 49 which is connected through suitable linkage 50 with the two halves of the parison mold 46, for the opening or closing of the same.

A casting 51 is mounted on the two forward standards 7 and is provided with guides in which the slide 52 is movably mounted, this slide being operated by levers 55 'and 53 mounted on a shaft 54. A bell crank lever 56 is pivotally mounted on slide 52, and carries on the extremity of one of its arms a knife blade 57, which when the slide is moved toward the left, comes into contact with the glass string extending from the parison mold and severs it, a spring 58 ing connected to the other arm of the lever 56, and holding the blade 57 elastically and in a position slightly inclined to the bottom of the parison mold 46.

The finishing mold or blowing mold 59 is, as usual made in two halves, which are pivotally mounted on a standard 60 mounted on the carriage 4 between and slightly in advance of tlltLl'QrlHVtll i' standards 7, each half of the mold being provided with operating handles 61. he bottom mold 62 is shown mounted on a rod 63 carried bv a bracket 64 also supported by the standard 60. A vertical rod 66, suitably guided, carries upon its upper end mounted on a shaft 68, the lever arm 67 be-' ing counterbalanced by a weight70 so that the member 65 is normally held in the position shown. The rod 66 is of such length that the collar 25 can engage the groove in the plate when the carriage 9 is moved to the right hand limit of its travel.

The two way valve 42 is mounted on the standard 60 and is controlled by one or other of two pedals 71, of which only one is shown, these pedals being mounted on the carriage 4 and in front of the seat 6.

On each of the rearward standards 7 and situated above the upper end of the blowing or finishing mold 59 is a handle 72, these han'dles being adapted to act on the arms 31 of the neck mold 29 and open the mold against the action of its spring 32, when the neck mold is in a position directly over the finishing mold.

The flange 36 carries in addition to the pin 27, another and diametrically arranged pin 73, the lower ends of these pins 27, 73, being arranged to enter correspondingly disposed holes in the blowing or finishing mold 59 in order to center the neck mold with respect to the finishing or blowing mold 59 when seated thereon.

The valve 42 is of ordinary two way construction, its function being to connect the passageway 40 and communicating spaces, with either a source of air under high pressure, or a source of air under sub-atmosheric pressure, these two sources also bemg connected to the valve 42 by flexible means not shown.

The operation of the glass blowing machine .is as follows The operator taking his place on the seat 6, first disengages the rod 21 from the pin 23, the lever, under the influence of the counterweight then turning about its pivot and raising the gathering ladle out of the thering well and into contact with the ower end of the parison mold 46. The operator depresses one of the levers 71, actu ating the two way valve 42" in such a manner as to place the interior of the parison mold 316, t e neck mold 29, and the part of the tube 25 belowthe piston 33 in connection with the low pressure and thereby' causing the molten glass to flow upwardly from the gathering ladle into the parison and neck molds. Before the molten glass reaches the neck mold 29, the atmospheric pressure on the upper face of the piston 33 overcomes the resistance of the spring 38 and causes the piston 33 and with it the rod 34 and plunger 35 to move downwardly until the plunger 35 occupies its normal relationship with the neck mold 29, thereby forming the neck of the bottle. When the parison mold 46 and the neck mold 29 have been filled, the operator pulls on the rod 21 until the gathering ladle is again immersed in the gathering well and held in such position by reie'ngagement of the rod 21 with the pin 23, the operator at the same time removing his foot from the lever 71. and disconnecting the source of vacuum from the tube 25. As the gathering ladle moves away from the parison mold 46, a string of glass connects the two parts, the string being cut off close to the bottom of t'heparison mold by the ltnife blade 57 which is actuated by the lever'55.

The carriage 9 is neid oaused to travel along the rails 8 and bring the parlson mold into a position directly above the blowing or finishing mold 59, the collar 25 of the tube at the same time engaging with the groove in the plate 65. When the parison and neck mold are directly above the blowing or finishing mold 59, the latter being open and ready to receive the parison, the handle 49 at that time is in a position convenient to the operator who then actuates it and thus separates the two halves of the arison mold and releases the parison, which 18 then suspended from the neck mold 29, the neck mold now being supported from the grooved carrying plate 65 through the tube 25 and the collar 25. When thus suspended, the parison stretches under the influence of gravity assisted by compressed air, if desired, which may be admitted by means of the valve 42, by depression of the other of the levers 71, the admission of the compressed air to the tube 25 causing the piston 33, rod 34, and plunger 35 to move upwardly, if they have not already done so under the action of the spring 38. During the time the stretching is taking place a preparatory bottom mold may be held against the lower end of the parison. When the desired amount of stretching has takenplace the operator actuates the lever 69 and thereby lowers the rod 66 and with it the grooved plate 65 which now supports the neck mold and parison until the parison is in position between the blowing or finishing mold 559, which are then closed by means of the handle 61. Blowing, is now effected by further admission of compressed air by means of the secondly mentioned lever 71, and when this is completed the levers 72 are actuated thus separating the two halves of the neckmold 29. The counterweight will then act to raisethe rod 66 and with it the tube 25 and the neck mold 29 until the latter is in its normal position above the parison mold 46, the two halves of which are closed by the operator actuating the handle 49. The operator then pushes the lever 11 and causes the carriage 9 to travel back to its initial position ready for the next cycle of operation.

The blown bottle remains in the blowing or finishing mold while the next cycle of operation is in progress and until the new parison formed during said cycle is ready to be lowered into the blowing or finishing mold. This gives the bottle time to set before its expulsion and is also of advantage in that two halves of the it permits the heat in the bottom of the bottle to mount upward and reheat the neck or mouth of the bottle which is usually too much chilled due to the long contact with the neck mold. It will be noticed that the entire weight of the neck mold 29, tube 25, and the appurtenant parts, is free to act on the upper face of the parison mold and on the blowing or finishing mold and thus to establish a good self adjusting joint between the neck and blowing or finishing molds. This arrangement dispenses with the necessity of providing fine vertical adjustment between the neck and arison molds and between the neck and b owing molds-so as to take care of the variations brought by the varying heat conditions. 5 i

The suction head of this machine, comprising the tube Qa'i, th tubnlar iston 33, rod 34, plungerfdiand associate parts is more fully set forth 'and claimed in a separate application, Serial Number 152,344, filed March 3, 1917.

What I claim is:

1, In a machine for the manufacture of glass bottles, the combination with a carriage adapted to travel along a horizontal path, of a parison mold mounted thereon, a

guide block also mounted on said carriage, Said guide block supportimu a vertically slidablc tubular member in aliucment with said parison mold, a neck mold carried by said tubular member and adapted to register with said parison mold, means to supply molten glass in alinement with said parison and neck molds when the carriage is at one point in its path of travel, and a finishing mold in alinement with said parison and neck molds when said carriage is at another point in its path of travel.

In a machine for the manufacture of glass articles, the combination with a tank for containing a supply of molten glass, of a parison mold open at its bottom suspended above said tank, a glass gathering device adapted to be interposed between said tank and said parison mold, means for movin said gathering device in a vertical path, an means for moving said parison mold in a horizontal path, whereby said parison mold may be moved from above said tank to a position vertically above and invertical alinement with a fixed finishing mold.

3. In a machine for the manufacture of glass articles, the combination with a tank for containing a supply of molten lass, of a neck mold, a parison mold, and a nishing mold, means for horizontally conveying said neck mold and said parison mold together with a parison contained therein from a fill ing position above said tank to a point vertically above said finishing mold, means for opening the parison mold at that point and lowering the neck mold with the parison suspended therefrom int/0 cooperative relationship with the finishing mold, means for closing said finishing mold around the parison and blowing the same, and means for returning said neck moldto cooperative position with said parison mold and returnin said parison and neck molds to the filling position above the tank.

Dated this 29th day of January, 1917.

ARTHUR WILZIN.

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